Francis Schiro, the goateed guru of New York-based Sprint Force America, is a world-class M50 long sprinter. He also can write and report. And his latest missive — a recounting of Anselm LeBourne’s M45 world indoor 800 record over the
The WMA Web site is doing a better job getting the word out on new world age-group records. But the reporting is spotty. That’s probly becuz cooperation is spotty from the affiliates. One problem affiliate — the United States. While
Becca Gillespy won’t be eligible to jump in masters meets until about 2020. But she already has keen masters vision. As webmaster and founder of Pole Vault Power, making a run at Vault World for top-dog status, she’s added a
One of my pet peeves is “track clubs” that are anything but. My favorite example is the storied San Diego Track Club, which began more than 50 years ago as a bunch of San Diego State University track alumni who
When I screw up, I fess up. That’s been my habit for more than a quarter-century in the newspaper biz. Corrections R Us. So it amazes me when folks mess up at USATF and try to wiggle out of responsibility
Yeah, sure. Let’s bankrupt this Universe and all 3,245 other ones while we’re at it. They asked some idiotic questions of the Major League Baseball players and execs today in Washington, but one of the scariest came from a congressman
A German friend of mine has shared some advice on how to save money on the trip to WMA worlds in Spain. Anyone else who happens upon some cheap fares or lodging is welcome (and encouraged!) to add their findings/secrets
If you’re going to Spain this summer for the World Masters Athletic Championships, expect some housing gouging. So says a commentary on the Koop site in Germany. Apparently, the San Sebastian folks are licking their chops at all the big
Here are results from the third of four days of the European Veterans Athletic Championships. The complete set of results is now online in the form of a PDF file.
I couldn’t get my software to post the entire three days’ worth of results on one blog page. So here is Day 2 from Sweden:
The European Veterans Athletic Championships were held the same weekend as the American indoor nationals. Some interesting comparisons are possible — when one has time to comb the results. The Euros deserve credit for posting their results quickly and completely.
Steve Nearman, whose day job involves keeping folks on the fast track toward financial security, also is a national-class runner. And if the IRS questions any of his work-related receipts in Idaho, he can point to the column he wrote
